Re: Confusion!
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 09 Aug 2000 10:14:12 -0400
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I have a question for the group ...
Does anyone also have endometriosis along with PCOS? I have a friend who has
severe endometriosis and when we had dinner last night she mentioned some PCOS
symptoms ... hair loss, weight gain, acne ...
Molly Shulman wrote:
> Mary Beth, be very careful. Yes, the symptoms coul d get much worse.
> Sometimes they 'go crazy" after a hormonal change, like the birth of a baby,
> going off the pill, etc. My daughter's body went crazy after she went off a
> bc pill at 15. She had always been very thin. She gained 40 lbs in 3
> months and the hair grew in very thick and coarse. What pill are you
> taking? There are certain pills that are not good for PCOS and some that
> are. I can understand how some make you feel bad. Have you tried different
> kinds? My daughter is very progestin sensitive and gets depression from
> many of them. We finally found a good one.
> Also, you need to look at treating the PCOS. Have you been tested for
> insulin resistance? My daughter is IR and takes metformin, an insulin
> sensitizer. She lost the weight and is thin again!
> Please do some research from this board before you make any decisions and
> make sure your doctor is well versed in PCOS!
> Molly
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary <barbourk@chi.ddbn.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
> <pcos-medication@forum.obgyn.net>
> Date: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 10:59 PM
> Subject: Confusion!
>
> >I was diagnosed with PCOS about 8 months ago. My only symptoms were no
> >menstral periods and acne, both of which I thought to be a result of
> >stress. Since I was diagnosed, I have been on the birth control pill. I
> >am not a fan of the pill. I have been on it in the past and have always
> >experienced side effects that bothered me and made me feel unlike
> >myself. I wish that I could treat this without the pill or a hormone.
> >Do you have any suggestions? My doctor told me that sometimes just by
> >adding more protein and less carbs to my diet and reducing stress, PCOS
> >can correct itself. She said that after one year on the pill, I could
> >stopp taking it and see if my body could produce a period on its own. Do
> >you think this will work, because the pill is driving me crazy!
> >ALSO, I am very confused. Everthing I read about PCOS says that the
> >women who have it are usually obese! I am 25 years old, 125 pounds and
> >wear a size six. I work out regularly. I don't have facial hair
> >either. Are ther any other women out there like me who have been
> >diagnosed, but do not have a weight problem? Also, should I anticipate
> >growth of facial hair, obesity, etc.???
> >
> >--
> >Mary Beth
> >
>
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